Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03
w to Raise and Keen Celery.

bs no vegetable is such general
as celery, but. like asparagus, it
NsEded as luxury requiring too
sNRpd skill for the ordinary gar
ras,sv'e.ss% Roe. in an article for lar
4Ea1y .nfa3 says that this is a m take
~ ~ RiffSxs 20 tell at length the best
IN the ExBg and keeping that de-
- Iicacy. He says that the
Z$Wn made early in the spring
tAs rich, mellow and fine as
he plants should be thinned
fsv9a distance of two inches apart
ID when five inches high to distance
bf three inches. He advises the use of
the dwarf variety in preference to the
tall growing sorts, as they yield larger
amount of crisp, tender heart and can be
set on the surface and much closer to-
kther. AS to the preparation of the bed
nd setting out the plant he says:
Dig all the ground thoroughly. then,
a2aing on one side of the plot, stretch
bong it and fork under a foot wide
P~hree or four inches of compost,
w manure. By this course the soil
ere the row is to be is made very rich
! mellow. Set out TIE plants at once
lie the ground is fresh and moist. If
row is ten feet long, you will want
PITY plants; if fifteen, thirty plants, or
plants to every foot OF row. Having
kout one row. move the line forward
p feet, and prepare and set out an
row in precisely the same manner.
Bnue this process until the plot Sc
led is occupied. If the plants have
IN groAp in your own garden, much is
lined by soaking the ground around
hem in the evening and removing them
the rows in the cool of the morning.
Gather up the stalks and foliage of each
h}ant closely in the left hand, and with
ID right draw up the earth around it.
YET no soil tumble in on the heart to soil
ZIG or cause decay. Press the soil firmly
10 as to keep all the leaves in an upright
psition. Then with hoe draw up more
bill until the banking process is begun,
S5,urng September and October the plants
Twill grow rapidly, and in order to blanch
" them they must be earthed up from time
to time, always keeping the stalks close
y and compact, with no soil falling in on
the developing part. BY the end of Octo-
Der the growth is practically made, and
only the deep green leaves rest on the
Egh entertainments. The celery now
}, Would be fit for use and time for winter
.sksSEing is near"
ptiuuing, he says that the growth in
nd August will be somewhat slow,
8the ground be kept clean and mel.
frequent hoelngs, by the middle of
>.n@ gust the plants should be thrifty and
&1k0 Woadino
Then, in order to make them crisp and
white for the table he says: always keep
the roots moist and unshriveled, and the
heart intact, and the plants are safe. If
norain follows setting Immediately. water
the plants acknowledgement be satisfied
with a mere sprinklng OF the surface
and shade from the hot sun until the plants
start to grow. One OF the chief requisites
in putting out a celery plant, and indeed
almost any plant. is TO press the soil firmly
around, against and over the roots. This
v ex AsSties the air and the new rootlets form
rapidly. Neither bury the heart nor leave
any part of the root exposed"
His method OF preserving the vegetable
for winter is this: just before the approach
of winter atrench about ten inches wide
and deep az the celery 1s tall is dug on
some warm, dry slope, so that no water
can gather in 1t. Tue plants are then
carefully taken up and stored in the trench
81 upright position with the roots on
&s.E bottom and pressed closely together
r 70 as to occupy all the space in the exca-
tation. Enough of tie leaves should be
a. eft exposed to the air to perm the alb
x&orption of all the oxygen necessary. In
II anticipation of cold weather or freeze
pougb leaves should be hauled up to
coyer the entire trench with nice warm
recovering foot or more in thickness.
rhis covering should be removed as soon
~ rs the cold wave passes and the pleasant
Xiays return. From now until April, no
q concludes, whenyou want heart or more
IN celery you may open the lower end of
Y, Aexrench and take out the crisp white
I'LL golden heads, as you NAV desire.
fS&X selecting Heifers.
M Va good cow-and by this, OF course, is